OfficAlisaMiller : This is going to be a long post.. get ready

So there's been a lot of rumours going on that I'm not 'committed' to dancing as some rumours were said that I 'Quit' dance when I was 8, and only joined back for the fame.

I started dance before I can remember. My mother being a dance teacher, always had me at the studio. We definitely had some 'interesting' privates before I could even walk.

Even so, dance has always been my thing. I loved it. I got on the competition team at the ALDC at just 5 years old. I took every class I possibly could. Dance was my life. I mean, I was homeschooled since the beginning with no choice in they matter. Dancing had my friends, dancing had the fun and the excitement. It was my everything.

When I was 7, my mom started to hold me back from joining some classes and overtime, I was in little to none. Over the next year, I began to spend more and more time at home with my father.. or mother.

It was never really me questioning why, I was to scared to. Let's just say, I was young and I didn't know how to ask.

As Dance Moms rolled around, I was not given the opportunity to audition, not to even think about being on the show. At that point, I had disappeared from the studio and I hardly ever went. My friends began to forget about me, Alisa Miller, the studio owners daughter.

Just because I did not attend the ALDC does not mean I was not working! The pictures shown are of me right before I left the ALDC, and before I joined AUDC! I worked hard.

When your in a small space for long periods of time, whether it be a small room or anything else, the simplest things become interesting. Stretching didn't seem like a chore, stretching seemed like something out of the ordinary.

And the more time I spent at home alone, the more time I danced. Of course, without a teacher to correct me, or a mirror to see myself or proper suitable floors, it was much harder to correct technical issues. But as I got older I continued to work. I still have some of these technical issues, but I'm working on fixing them.

You may be asking: You had a teacher at home, the Abby Lee Miller!
My mother was always at the studio. Filming, or doing other studio related jobs. When she got home, it was best not to disturb her. She was stressed and tired. (in a way..)

The producers of Dance Moms, often came over to our house to discuss future episodes. As Abby wanted me to have a 'normal' childhood, she didn't want me in the spotlight. I normally had to hide while they were there.

I guess they must of noticed me, but after a few years they questioned Abby about it. My mother gave in and told them the truth : She had a daughter.

The producers could wait to create drama and put me on AUDC, and that's how I got my place. My mom let me stay with the other girls over summer, so I could 'develop my friendship'. These girls are my closest friends.

Dancing was not only a piece of me, it still is. And always will be.

Just because someone spreads some rumours, no I did not 'quit' dance. I wanted to stay at the studio, I was not allowed.

You say I'm not committed, but I think it takes a lot of commitment to wake up every morning, to never leave your house, to be the hidden child, to be homeschooled all your life, and to be in 'small rooms' for long periods of time, yet continue to dance each and every day to improve.

No I don't have the flawless Technique Kalani has, the perfect emotion Maddie creates, the breathtaking turns Sophia does with ease, the tricks that Brooke can do with no issue, or Paiges sass. I don't have to sparkle of Lilly, the shine of Mackenzie. I don't have the ballerina body like Chloe, or the flawless features like Areana.

I wouldn't expect me to. I'm Alisa. I'm not anyone else.

And I Alisa, was a self-taught dancer most of my life.

I needed some Abby Vs everyone online fights oops
I Alisa, did not take a class in 6 years, and improved.

And you, you can do it to. If your dedicated.

Don't believe that rumours, I'm as committed as anyone else on that team.